Fiji earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Tue, May 19, 2026, 8:33 PM GMT+12 (08:33 UTC), 574 km (357 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 Fiji region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-05-19 08:33:56 UTC
Depth
573.9 km (356.6 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.093° S, 177.797° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.0 km horizontally, 9.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2249 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 137 days ago · 518 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.2255 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 134 days ago · 586 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 4.0Fiji region · 127 days ago · 584 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 4.4257 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 126 days ago · 564 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 125 days ago · 616 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 122 days ago · 609 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.0217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 119 days ago · 559 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 4.0219 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 116 days ago · 585 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.2295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 113 days ago · 559 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.3281 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 112 days ago · 587 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 4.1296 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 101 days ago · 633 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.6237 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 97 days ago · 619 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.1208 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 95 days ago · 565 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 4.0292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 93 days ago · 526 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 5.0Fiji region · 86 days ago · 395 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 4.3286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 86 days ago · 585 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.1282 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 85 days ago · 619 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.1225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 85 days ago · 614 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 4.0238 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 85 days ago · 606 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.5209 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 142 days ago · 560 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.7214 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 142 days ago · 573 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.3278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 145 days ago · 570 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.0283 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 150 days ago · 640 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.5286 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 151 days ago · 576 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 4.0Fiji region · 151 days ago · 579 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.1277 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 156 days ago · 550 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.2215 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 157 days ago · 567 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.1280 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 159 days ago · 566 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.5284 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 159 days ago · 587 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.2Fiji region · 159 days ago · 391 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 5.2Fiji region · 159 days ago · 363 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.0260 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 164 days ago · 650 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.1216 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 167 days ago · 611 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000t07e. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.